In My Darkest Hour
Megadeth
Tuning: Standard
(Acoustic)
e|--------------------------0------|
B|------------------------0---0----|
G|-------7--------------7-------7--|
D|-----5--------------5------------|
A|---9--------------9--------------|
E|-0--------------0----------------|
Riff 1
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|-----------0--------------0------|
B|---------0---0----------0---0----|
G|-------7-------7------7----------|
D|-----5--------------5------------|
A|---9--------------9--------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------[silent]--------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-2----------------(2)---------2-2-|
E|-0----------------(0)---------0-0-|
* *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----4---2-------------------4---|
A|---5---5---5-2-----------2-5---5-|
E|-0-------------5-3-2-3-5---------|
* * * *
Guitar 3 (Distortion)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-2----------------(2)---------2-2-|
E|-0----------------(0)---------0-0-|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-2----------------(2)-------------|
E|-0----------------(0)-------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|-----------0--------------5------|
B|---------0---0--------------5----|
G|-------7----------------7-----7--|
D|-----5----------------5----------|
A|---9----------------9------------|
E|-0----------------8--------------|
e|-----------9---------------------|
B|-------------10------------------|
G|---------9------9----------7-----|
D|------11-----------------5-------|
A|---12------------------9---------|
E|-9-------------------8-----------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----------------4-5-----------5-|
A|-2--------------2-3-----------3-|
E|-0------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7--------------7-5---------2-0-----|
A|-4--------------4-3-------------3-2-|
E|------------------------------------|
* * * *
Guitar 3 (Distortion)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----------------4-5-----------5-|
A|-2--------------2-3-----------3-|
E|-0------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7--------------7-5-----------------|
A|-4--------------4-3-------3-3-2-0---|
E|----------------------------------3-|
* * * * *
Riff 3
Guitars 1 (Distortion)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|------2-0----------2-0-----|
A|-2--------3-2-3--------3-2-|
E|-0------------1------------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-2----3-2-0---3----3-2-0---|
E|-0----------3-1----------3-|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 4 x2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-2--------2--------2--------2--------|
E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------8-7-6-5-----------------|
G|---------------------------8-7-6-5---------|
D|-----------------------------------9-8-7-6-|
A|-2--------5--------------------------------|
E|-0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3-------------------------|
* * * * * *
Guitar 2 (Just an echo effect on guitar 1)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------8-7-6-8-7-6-5-----------|
G|---------------------------------8-7-6-5---|
D|-----------------------------------------9-|
A|-2--------5--------------------------------|
E|-0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3-------------------------|
* * * * * *
Guitar 3
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------2-1-0-------------------|
A|-2--------5--------------4-3-2-1-0---------|
E|-0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3-----------------4-3-2-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 6
Guitar 1
NOTE: Let ring for first four bars,
then follow Guitar 2.
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-2----------------(2)-------------|
E|-0----------------(0)-------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------4-5--------5--------|
A|-2--------2------2-3--3-3-3-3--3-2---|
E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-------------------3-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"My hour of need..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------4-5--------5--------|
A|-2--------2------2-3--3-3-3-3--3-2---|
E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-------------------3-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Ha, no..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------9-8-7--------7--7-9-8-|
A|-2--------2----7-6-5--5-5-5-5--5-7-6-|
E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-----------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...and though..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-9--------9------4-5--5-7-8-9--9-7-5-|
E|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-2-3--3-5-6-7--7-5-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...wouldn't lend a hand..."
Riff 7
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------4-5--------5---4-2h4p2---|
A|-2--------2------2-3--3-3-3---3---------3-|
E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"...me..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------4-5--------5---4-2h4p2---|
A|-2--------2------2-3--3-3-3---3---------3-|
E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------4---2-0h2p0---|
D|-2--------2--------4--------------------4-|
A|-0--0-0-0-0--0-3-0-2--2-2-2---2-----------|
E|------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|----------4---2-0h2p0-----|
D|-2--------------------4/--|
A|-0--0-0-0---0-------------|
E|--------------------------|
* * * *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Did you..."
Riff 8
Guitar 1
NOTE: Let ring for entire riff.
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-2----------------(2)-------------|
E|-0----------------(0)-------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------4-5--------5------5-|
A|-2--------2------2-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|
E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...ever think..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7--------7------7-5--------5--------|
A|-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-3--3-3-3-3--3-2---|
E|-----------------------------------3-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"...ever think stop thinking..."
Riff 9
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-------------0-----------------0------3-2---|
A|---------0-1---1-0---------0-1---1-0--1-0-5-|
E|-0-000-3-----------0-000-3----------------3-|
* *** * * * * *** * * *
"...you..." "Things will be..."
Play Riff 8 "...wrong, but oh..."
Riff 8a
Guitar 1 (Play 2x)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-2p0-2-------2p0-2-------|
A|-------2-----------2-----|
E|---------3-0---------3-0-|
* * * * * *
"All these years..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-2p0-2-------2p0-2-------|
A|-------3-----------3-----|
E|---------3-0---------3-0-|
* * * * * *
"...thought I was..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-2p0-2-------2p0-2-------|
A|-------4-----------4-----|
E|---------3-0---------3-0-|
* * * * * *
"...wrong..."
1st ending
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-2p0-2-------2p0-2-------|
A|-------3-----------3-----|
E|---------3-0---------3-0-|
* * * * * *
"...know it was you..."
2nd ending
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2p0-2-------2p0-2-------2p0-2-|
A|-------3-----------3-----------|
E|---------3-0---------3-0-------|
* * * * * *
"...your eyes..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------4-5--------5------5-|
A|-2--------2------2-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|
E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"All these years..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7--------7------7-5--------5--------|
A|-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-3--3-3-3-3--3-2---|
E|-----------------------------------3-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"...wrong, now I know..."
Riff 7a
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------4-5--------5---4-2h4p2---|
A|-2---------------2-3------3---3---------3-|
E|-0----------------------------------------|
* *
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------4-5--------5---4-2h4p2---|
A|-2------------------2-3--3-3-3---3---------3-|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------4-5--------5---4-2h4p2---|
A|-2---------------2-3------3---3---------3-|
E|-0----------------------------------------|
* *
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-7---------(7)--|
A|-4---------(4)--|
E|----------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 10 (Guitar 2 just plays the chords)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------2p1p0----------------2p1p0------|
D|-----0h1h2------2p1p0-----0h1h2------2p1p0-|
A|-2-2------------------3-3------------------|
E|-0-0------------------1-1------------------|
"I walk..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------2p1p0----------------2p1p0------|
D|-----0h1h2------2p1p0-----0h1h2------2p1p0-|
A|-4-4------------------5-5------------------|
E|-2-2------------------3-3------------------|
"...to the promised land..."
Riff 11
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-2------------3------------|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Ever lasting life..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4------------5------------|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...in a perfect world..."
Play Riff 11 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Mustaine)
e|-17b18r17-12h17p12--12--12------------------|
B|------------------15--15---15p12------12-17-|
G|--------------------------------14b16-------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-15p12h15p12-------------------12----------------|
G|-------------14-12-15p14p12-14----15p14p12h14p12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-------12h14p12---------------------------|
G|-14h15----------0-15-14-12-14-15-14-12~~~-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14-14-13-12-12-13-14-14-13-12--13-13-13-14--13--12--12b13-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------12-------|
B|------------------------------------12-14p12-12-15----15p12-|
G|-----13--13-13-14-14p12----12-14h15-------------------------|
D|------------------------14----------------------------------|
A|-14---------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------12h15p12-12----------12----------------12h15p12---|
B|----12-15b17-------------12h15-15----15p12----12-15----------0-|
G|-15----------------------------------------14------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-12-15-17-15p12----------12-12-15h17-------12-12-17b19~~~-|
B|-------------------15-12h15-------------12h15----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 12
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|------------4---5--------------|
A|-2----------2---3--3-3-0-3-2-1-|
E|-0--0-0-0-0---0----------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Time has a way..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2----------5---4--------------|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-3-0-2--2-2-2-5-6-7-|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"..time, loneliness..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-9--------------5--------------|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-6-5-3--3-3-0-3-2-1-|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...not only felt..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2----------5---4--------------|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-3-0-2--2-2-0-2-1-0-|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"...fools..."
Guitar fill over Riff 12 (Dave)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-15-------15-------15-------14\----14\--/15~-|
G|-14b16----14b16----14b16----14\----14\--/16~-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
"...the pain, the pain, the pain..."
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-24d17r24*--23d19r23*-22d20r22*-19d17r19*-17d15r17*-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
"...you just laughed, ha ha,..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-15d13r15-14d12r14*-12d10r12*--14d8r14*-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
"...bitch..."
Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2--------------3--------------|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-5--------------10------9------|
A|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0--8--0-0-7--0-0-|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Solo (Young)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------5h6h7p6p5h6h7-|
A|---------------3h4h5p4p3/5h6h7p6-5-6-7---------------|
E|-3h4h5p4p3h4-5---------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------5h6h7-8h9h10p9p8h9\6--8p5h6/8-10~~~-|
G|-5h6h7/9\7-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|------------------17b19-19b20-20b22-22b24r22----------------|
B|-(10)p8/12h15~~~-----------------------[bend echos through]-|
G|---------------------------------------[ next bar ]-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-15-15-15-17-17-17-15-15-14-14-12-12-10-10-8-8-7-7-5-5-3----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------7-3-3-5~-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------9-12p9----------9-12p9--------11-14p11-11-----12-|
D|-----10-9h10-------10-10-9h10------12-11-12-----------12-14---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5/-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-16p12-12-----12-16-17-14------17~~--|
D|---------14-14-----------15p14--a----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-15-15-14----------------14--15--14~~~~-|
A|-------------17--15--17-----------a-----|
E|----------------------------------------|
* * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----------------9-9-12~~--|
D|---------9-10-12-----------|
A|-8-10-12-------------------|
E|---------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------10-12-12p10--10-12-|
D|----------10-12-14------------14------|
A|-10-12-14-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|----------------14-15-17/20b22--20--19--17---------|
B|----12-13-16-17------------------a---a---a--20--17-|
G|-14------------------------------------------a---a-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-20b22----(22)r20b24----(24)r20b25--(25)--(25)r20-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------21--(21)d17*----(17)d14*-|
B|-17--(17)d15*----------\----------------/-----|
G|------------------------\--------------/------|
D|-------------------------[steady gliss]-------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Solo (Mustaine) [Use pinch harmonics throughout]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------5-----|
D|-7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-5-----7-5-|
A|-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-----7-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-------------------|
A|-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-----5-----5-|
E|-------------------------------------8-5---8-5---|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------5-----|
D|-7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-5-----7-5-|
A|-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-----7-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-------------------|
A|-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-----5-----5-|
E|-------------------------------------8-5---8-5---|
End Solo
Play Riff 11 Play 2x
Riff 14
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-2------------3------------|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4------------5------------|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-6------------7------------|
E|-4--4-4-4-4-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-8------------9--------------|
E|-6--6-6-6-6-6-7--7-7-5-7-3-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|------0-0-0-0--------1-1-1-1--------2-2-2-2-|
B|------0-0-0-0--------1-1-1-1--------2-2-2-2-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-2-------------3--------------4-------------|
E|-0--0----------1--1-----------2--2----------|
* * *
e|------3-3-3-3--------4-4-4-4--------5-5-5-5-|
B|------3-3-3-3--------4-4-4-4--------5-5-5-5-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-5-------------6--------------7-------------|
E|-3--3----------4--4-----------5--5----------|
* * *
e|------6-6-6-6--------7-7-7-7-|
B|------6-6-6-6--------7-7-7-7-|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-8-------------9-------------|
E|-6--6----------7--7----------|
* *
Play Riff 1
Ending:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-9--------(9)--------(9)--------12\-|
A|-7--------(7)--------(7)--------10\-|
E|------------------------------------|
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
